Black Unemployment Rate Hits Record Low Directly Because Of President Trump

It's hard to believe that CNBC actually reported these facts about African American employment. They were quick to announce the good news but they didn't give President Trump any credit. Trump's strategy for unemployment has been the economy, and since he's taken office the economy hit new record highs directly corresponding to the unemployment rates.

Unemployment among black workers is at its lowest since at least the early 1970s, when the government began tracking the data.

The black unemployment rate of 6.8 percent in December was the lowest since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking it in 1972, a year in which the rate ranged from 11.2 percent to 9.4 percent. In the 45 years the data has been tracked, the unemployment rate for black or African-American workers aged 16 years and older has never fallen below 7 percent.​

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Through last year, the black unemployment rate rose to 8 percent in March and fell back to 7 percent in September before falling again in December. The unemployment rate for white workers was 3.7 percent in December.

Overall, non-farm payrolls rose 148,000 in December, falling short of the 190,000 expected, according to data released Friday. The national unemployment rate was 4.1 percent. There was an unexpected loss of 20,000 retail jobs during the holiday season. Read more.

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